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The Public Scholar Workshop - How to Get Started, How to Get Better

QSIDE Institute and the Association for Women in Mathematics are sponsoring a FREE online workshop (February 20th) on how to improve your public-facing writing!

Learn how to make your work clear, accessible, and available for a wider audience to increase its impact!

Register now: bit.ly/3NmTbKq

The Public Scholar Workshop - How to Get Started, How to Get Better

Register for our FREE virtual hands-on Workshop, February 20th, at: bit.ly/3NmTbKq

In this hands-on Zoom workshop sponsored by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and the QSIDE Institute, Historian David M. Perry will describe how to begin navigating the media landscape and help you workshop your ideas for a public-facing writing project!

FREE Public Scholar Workshop: How to Get Started, How to Get Better!

As mathematicians and data scientists, we have a huge amount of expertise--and that expertise matters. How do we communicate what we care about to the public?

Legal Directory - Nonprofit Resource Center Immigration Advocates Network is a free national online network that supports legal advocates working on behalf of immigrants' rights.

If you are in need of legal assistance or aid visit: www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/le...

Screenshot of icemap.dev Live News feed and ICE activity map.

icemamp.dev (www.icemap.dev) pulls statistics and articles from ICE newsroom reports, TRAC immigration data, as well as a myriad of local and national news sources to provide a national overview of ICE activities and reporting, with special focus on its Enforcement and Removal Operations.

ICE Activity Tracker - Community Safety Alert System Anonymous community-driven tool to report and track ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) activity. Help protect undocumented immigrants and their families by sharing real-time safety alerts.

iceinmyarea.org (www.iceinmyarea.org) is a community-driven ICE reporting/alert system, designed to help people stay informed about ICE activity in their neighborhoods by allowing users to anonymously report and view sightings of ICE vehicles, checkpoints, and detainments in real time.

Civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells said that “the way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”

As communities across the country come together in action, we would like to highlight a few data tools doing just that — helping to keep people informed and safe during this time of fear.

ICE Activity Tracker - Community Safety Alert System Anonymous community-driven tool to report and track ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) activity. Help protect undocumented immigrants and their families by sharing real-time safety alerts.

iceinmyarea.org (www.iceinmyarea.org) is a community-driven ICE reporting/alert system, designed to help people stay informed about ICE activity in their neighborhoods by allowing users to anonymously report and view sightings of ICE vehicles, checkpoints, and detainments in real time.

For more Criminal Justice Research visit: qsideinstitute.org/criminal-leg...

For Data Tools and Resources visit: qsideinstitute.org/resources/

To learn about our research partner, visit:
www.scrutinize.org

Findings: NYC judges with law enforcement backgrounds (e.g. former prosecutors, police officers) set cash bail 32% higher on average (~$9,200) and detain defendants more frequently than judges without those backgrounds.

QSIDE Datasets - QSIDE Below is a list of our public QSIDE datasets. You can read more about the context and methodology for data collection in the associated studies included below. All data sets are available for use in t...

Are you interested in how judicial professional background affects pretrial detention outcomes?

You can explore the data and code from our new peer-reviewed research yourselves at qsideinstitute.org/qside-datase... !

Judicial Professional Background and Pretrial Detention Outcomes — Scrutinize

To find more information, and the full paper, visit www.scrutinize.org/judicial-pro...

Or read our coverage in the @gothamist.com press: gothamist.com/news/as-mamd...

This research created in partnership with Scrutinize, a legal research center for transparency & accountability: www.scrutinize.org

What This Means in Practice. In New York City, the mayor appoints Criminal Court Judges to 10-year terms. Our findings suggest that replacing a single former law enforcement judge with one that has neither law enforcement nor legal service experience would, over that term, result in: ~$8.7M in taxpayer savings detention costs, ~$6M less in cash bail imposed on defendants and families, ~65 fewer people detained, and ~17 years of jail time avoided.

NEW RESEARCH on Judicial Professional Background and Pretrial Detention Outcomes

Findings: NYC judges with law enforcement backgrounds (former prosecutors, police officers) set cash bail 32% higher on average (~$9,200) and detain defendants more frequently than judges without those backgrounds.

QSIDE Datasets - QSIDE Below is a list of our public QSIDE datasets. You can read more about the context and methodology for data collection in the associated studies included below. All data sets are available for use in t...

Over the years, QSIDE has scraped, collected, and structured high-quality, verified datasets related to diversity, equity, and inclusion across multiple fields of research. Links to each dataset, its associated study, and more are available at qsideinstitute.org/qside-datase...

QSIDE was founded in part to make data that legally and ethically should be accessible to the public—yet are often intentionally obscured or obstructed—clear, usable, and understandable for those who need it.

"New Media Coverage of Gun Violence: A Systemic Review" Cover page.

For more gun violence data resources, visit: datahub.thetrace.org.

For more information on uneven representations of gun violence in the media, read our systematic review, conducted in collaboration with @thehavi.bsky.social: bit.ly/MediaOnGuns.

New research coming soon!

Gun Violence Map: How Many People Have Been Shot Near You? Explore data on more than 441,000 shootings in the United States.

At least 2,741 people were killed and 1,500 were injured in domestic violence–related gun incidents in 2025, according to @thetrace.org's Gun Violence Map, highlighting the need to continue examining how gun violence, identity, and public health intersect: projects.thetrace.org/gun-violence....

Join the QSIDE Affiliate Network - QSIDE Fill out this form to be added to our mailing list and get updates about QSIDE's work! Becoming an Affiliate is free. Note: If the form does not appear when you load the page, scroll down and click th...

Since our founding in 2016, QSIDE has been leveraging mathematics and data science into actionable solutions for lasting change.

This new year, to stay up to date on upcoming research, data tools, events, and more, join our affiliate network and get involved at qsideinstitute.org/get-involved...

End-of-Year Newsletter - QSIDE Dear QSIDE Community, QSIDE stands proud in its goal to create a more just and equitable world, and remains committed to supporting others seeking to do the same. Consider an End-of-Year, Tax Deductib...

Interested in what QSIDE has been up to these past few months? Explore our recent and upcoming events, research, data tools, and more in our end-of-year newsletter: qsideinstitute.org/2025/12/02/e...!

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Last Chance to Register for the Winter Data4Justice Accelerator!

Join our 5-week development program designed to teach you the technical skills needed to carry out impactful, data-driven research to advance equity!

Registration ends December 1st! To learn more, visit bit.ly/d4jaccelerator!

To learn more about the lab, findings, and methods used in this study, visit dspace-qside.github.io/posts/compla....

To read more QSIDE criminal-legal system research, visit: www.qsideinstitute.org/criminal-legal-system-justice/

QSIDE’s DSPACE Lab recently investigated whether behaviors within a police department—such as misconduct, use-of-force, and more—tend to cluster within specific subgroup(s) of officers and, if so, what characteristics drive such patterns.

QSIDE is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Our data-driven, research-to-action-to-justice collaborations encompass education equity, criminal justice, environmental justice, diversity and inclusion in arts/media, health equity, and more!

For more information on what we do, visit www.qsideinstitute.org!

QSIDE provides support to nonprofits by increasing their data capacity, helping further organizational goals and better impact the populations they serve.

Need data assistance for your organization or a specific project? Contact us at qside@qsideinstitute.org to set up an initial meeting!

If you’re interested in reporting on gender-expansive issues by gender-expansive journalists, follow @transjournalists.org

For more quantitative research on diversity, equity, and inclusion—in the arts, media, education, and more—visit www.qsideinstitute.org/research-to-action.

How journalists covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days Trans perspectives were rarely present in articles about the consequences federal actions would have on their lives, according to an analysis conducted by Berkeley Media Studies Group in partnership w...

Representation and inclusion matter—particularly in knowledge creation.

@transjournalists.org found that, in a representative sample of national news articles about trans issues published during Trump’s first 100 days in office, 70% did not include a single quote from a trans person. bit.ly/4nxT5vJ

The Effects of Judicial Discretion in Pre-Trial Detention and Cash Bail: A Causal Analysis Study - QSIDE Cash bail significantly impacts pretrial detention outcomes, disproportionately affecting economically disadvantaged and racially marginalized populations. High bail amounts substantially decrease pre...

This grant and research is funded by the generous support of @arnoldventures.bsky.social: www.arnoldventures.org/newsroom/gra...

Interested in learning more about this project? Visit qsideinstitute.org/2025/10/24/t...

Consequences of pretrial detention include higher conviction rates, harsher sentences, and persistent employment struggles.

QSIDE is investigating how judicial discretion influences pretrial detention, recidivism, and disparities among economically disadvantaged and racially marginalized groups.

Interested in opportunities from QSIDE and our community partners? Join our affiliate program, and stay up to date on new research, events, and resources: qsideinstitute.org/get-involved...

Want to learn applied data science in a social justice context? Visit bit.ly/d4jaccelerator to learn more!